There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Dobrich by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
6h 54m$190–380Train, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Povelyanovotrain
- Take the train from Povelyanovo to Dobrichtrain
24h 1m$65–104Bus via Oltenița
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditelbus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Tutrakanbus
- Take the bus from Tutrakan to Dobrichbus
21h 52m$86–111Drive 1,185 km
- Drive from Athens to Dobrichcar 1,185 km
14h 5m$249–359Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Dobrich
8h 47m$260–500Fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane ATH - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Dobrich
10h 10m$322–473Bus, train via Pleven
- Take the bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Pleven to Povelyanovotrain
- Take the train from Povelyanovo to Dobrichtrain
21h 55m$74–104Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Povelyanovotrain
- Take the train from Povelyanovo to Dobrichtrain
22h 19m$73–103Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Dobrichbus
22h 57m$90
Athens to Dobrich by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dobrich is to train and drive which costs $65 - $110 and takes 24h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dobrich is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $190 - $380.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dobrich. However, there are services departing from Athens Karolou and arriving at Dobrich via Ruse and Tutrakan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 52m.
The distance between Athens and Dobrich is 753 km. The road distance is 1185 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Dobrich without a car is to bus via Oltenița which takes 21h 52m and costs $85 - $120.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Athens to Dobrich, including transfers.
Athens to Dobrich bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Athens Karolou station.
The best way to get from Athens to Dobrich is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $190 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus via Oltenița, which costs $85 - $120 and takes 21h 52m.
Athens to Dobrich bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Dobrich is 1185 km. It takes approximately 14h 5m to drive from Athens to Dobrich.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dobrich, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens Karolou to Dobrich via Ruse and Tutrakan in around 21h 52m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–280
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–380
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–180
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–180
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Sofia Sever to Povelyanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–21
- 1st Class
- $20–26
Train from Povelyanovo to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Pleven to Povelyanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $9–14
- 1st Class
- $13–17
Train from Plovdiv to Povelyanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $15–19
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Karolou to Ruse Tsar Osvoboditel
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Athens Karolou to Pleven Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Tutrakan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Tutrakan to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Ruse to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–280
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $79
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
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